The #bookbans and far-right extremism at Central York SD in 2020-2023 is not history anymore…it is as Ali Velshi says: our current reality. Patricia A. Jackson🇺🇸🇺🇦 and I will continue to speak out against this collusion, corruption and conspiracy. #nobookbans Michelle Henry

#SouthCarolina #defenseofdemocracySC #dofd #notonmywatch #bookbans #moms4liberty #stopmomsforliberty PEN America ACLU @interfaithalliance EndChristianNationalism

How perfect that Kevin Bacon was here celebrating the anniversary of Footloose just as books are being banned yet again in our schools 🙄🤨

#uted #utpol #eduhive #nbctstrong #utahnbctstrong #ntoy21 #teacher #bookbans #lovelibrarians #candidate #schoolboard

#southcarolina #defenseofdemocracySC #dofd #notonmywatch #bookbans #moms4liberty #stopmomsforliberty AMERICAN LIBRARY PEN America @penamericaSC ACLU @interfaithalliance EndChristianNationalism

#GOP #Bookbans #books

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Vote to stop #bookbans .
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Banning books is absurd in general. To also ban books that discuss #sexualassault is dangerous and continues to silence survivors. #BookBans
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What's next, banning the dictionary in schools? Citizen Chris Sharif El-Mekki #BookBans #FreedomFriday

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Academy District 20 [email protected] ✍🏻 📢 Kira Resistance 🚨 Logan M. Davis 2/ Parents in #ASD20 criticize Wilburn for reading explicit passages from 'Push' at a student-led candidate forum, with young kids present. This video captures the controversial moment. Is this appropriate behavior for a school board member? #ParentalConcerns #BookBans

Big smiles from Banned Together because today is the second annual Freedom to Learn National Day of Action! 💪🏼
LET’S FIGHT AGAINST #BOOKBANS !
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In #Türkiye , the authorities are increasing their influence on the media and publishing through a sharp rise in #BookBans . Including Not Even the Silence Belongs to You Anymore, by Aslı Erdoğan which was confiscated on the grounds of defaming the Turkish state, military, and…

'A great library should contain something to offend everyone.... the goal of a liberal democracy is to find the best ideas by triage.' -Brendan de Caires of pencanada at the #FriendsofMcGillLibrary Hugh MacLennan lecture on #BookBans McGill Library

In the #USA , PEN America recorded 4,349 instances of #BookBans across 23 states and 52 public schools, primarily targeting books on sexual violence, LGBTQ narratives, and race-related themes. Learn more about censorship in the USA: pen-international.org/news/pens-glob…

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed a bill that seeks to combat efforts to ban books from state libraries.

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Banning books in Florida is old hat. Studying the history of #bookbans in the #1980s reveals a truth about all book bans - the powerful in society never want the social order they support questioned, critically examined, or imagined otherwise.
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During our #CantBeErased event, renowned leaders in education & civil rights, including special guest Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, had an essential conversation on how to push back against #BookBans & #Censorship . Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=rkDsTQ…

“‘The Chocolate War,’ published 50 years ago, became one of the country’s most challenged books. Its author, Robert Cormier, spent years fighting attempts to ban it — like many authors today.” #USA : “land of #freespeech ”. Except when it’s not. #bookbans nytimes.com/2024/05/01/boo…

4/26/24 Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that will see librarians prosecuted under the state’s obscenity law for providing “harmful” books to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in GOP-led states #BookBans in libraries and schools #StopTheHate
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Happy World Press Freedom Day 🗞️💬

Let’s reflect on the importance of protecting the freedom of the press as well as the freedom to read. Head to brnw.ch/21wJs3Y to join our coalition and learn how you can get involved in protecting your #righttoreadtx . #txlege #bookbans